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What should your home do?
Go through each part of the house and choose what you'd like to happen automatically. We've switched on what most families choose. Turn off anything you don't want and adjust the times to suit you. Nothing here is final: we'll go through it with you before installation.
0 automations chosen14 spaces over 3 floorsAbout 20 minutes
Your household
This helps us set sensible times and decide who can control what.
Staff who work in the house
Whole-home routines
Routines that run across the whole house with one word, one tap or automatically.
Good morning
Runs on weekdays and weekends at the times you choose.
It does
Leaving home
When the last family member leaves.
It does
Arriving home
When the first family member gets home.
It does
Good night
From a voice command, the bedside button or at a set time.
It does
Holiday mode
For when the family is away for days.
It does
Guest mode
When you have visitors staying.
It does
Room by room
Each room below starts with our reading of the walkthrough. Correct the counts if we got anything wrong, then choose what the room should do.
Ground floor
What's in this room (from the walkthrough; correct anything wrong)
ACs1
TVs1
Curtained windows2
"Movie night" scene
Say it, or tap it on the wall panel.
It does
"Match day" scene
Decoder on the sports channel, lights low, AC cooler.
Lights follow the time of day
Bright and cool in the day, warmer and dimmer in the evening.
Curtains close at sunset
And open again in the morning if you choose.
Lights off when the room is empty
Uses the room's presence sensor, so lights stay on while someone is sitting still.
AC off when the room is empty
Saves inverter battery and fuel.
First floor
Second floor
Gate, alarm and cameras
Choose how security behaves day to day.
Gate on arrival
When a registered family phone approaches the house.
Alert if the gate is left open
Notification to family phones and the gateman's device if he has one.
Front door locks itself after closing
The front door never unlocks on location alone.
Alarm arms itself
So you never forget to set it.
Arm automatically
Electric fence fault or cut sets off the alarm
And alerts every family phone.
Camera alerts
Alerts only for people and vehicles in the zones you care about. Cameras record everything regardless.
Zones
Staff access
What your house help, driver or gateman can do.
Staff can
Safety
What happens in an emergency. These always alert you, even during quiet hours.
Smoke or carbon monoxide detected
Detectors in the bedrooms, living areas, kitchen and near the generator side of the house.
It does
SOS button
A button in the master bedroom, and an SOS button in the app.
It does
Power and water
How the house manages the inverter, solar, generator and water. These rules matter most during long outages.
When grid power goes, keep these on
Everything else switches off to save the inverter battery.
Keep on
Generator rules
The generator starts through the inverter.
Use spare solar for heavy loads
When the panels produce more than the house is using.
Run these on spare solar
Hold back heavy loads while cooking
While the induction cooker is on, other heavy loads wait so the inverter isn't overloaded.
Pause while cooking
Tell me when the battery runs low
A notification with the hours of backup left.
Alert if the pressure pump runs too long
Often a sign of a leak or an empty supply.
Weekly power report
Grid hours, generator hours, solar produced and fuel saved.
Notifications and locations
Who hears about what, and when.
Quiet hours
No routine notifications during these hours. Safety and security alerts always come through.
Who gets alerts
Everyone listed gets the app.
Send alerts to
Family arrivals and departures
"Ada has arrived home", "Dad has left the office".
Reminders at places
For example the shopping list when you're near the supermarket.
How you control it
Every room keeps its normal wall switches. These are the extras.
Wall panels
The existing Android panels become control screens.
Where
Voice in every room
Echo devices for voice, intercom and music.
Children's access
Only applies if you have children at home.
Review and send
Check your choices, add anything we missed, then send them to us.
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AUTOMATION CHOICES Status: draft HOUSEHOLD - Adults living in the house: 2 - Children living in the house: 0 - Staff who work in the house: - - Usual weekday wake-up: 06:30 - Usual time the house empties on weekdays: 07:45 - Usual time someone is back: 17:30 - Usual bedtime: 22:30 WHOLE-HOME ROUTINES [x] Good morning (Weekdays: 06:30; Weekends: 08:00; It does: Open bedroom curtains, Kitchen lights on, Water heaters on 30 minutes before, Switch the alarm from Night to Home) [x] Leaving home (Starts when: Either; It does: All lights off, All ACs off, TVs off, Arm the alarm (Away), Lock the front door, Alert me if the gate is open) [x] Arriving home (It does: Foyer and driveway lights on after dark, Disarm the alarm, Living room AC on) [x] Good night (Starts: When I say or press it; Set time (if used): 22:30; It does: All downstairs lights off, Check doors locked and gate closed, tell me if not, Arm the alarm (Night), Corridor and stair lights to 5%, All TVs off) [x] Holiday mode (It does: Lights move from room to room at night so the house looks lived in, Alarm fully armed, Alert me to any movement indoors, Water heaters and non-essentials off, A daily "all is well" message) [x] Guest mode (It does: Turn on guest Wi-Fi, Prepare the guest room, Let guests use the wall panel in their room only) FOYER (GROUND FLOOR) Has: 0 AC, 0 TV, 0 curtained windows [x] Lights on when the front door opens after dark [x] Alert if the front door is left open (After: 5 minutes) [x] Lights off when the room is empty (After: 10 minutes) LIVING ROOM (GROUND FLOOR) Has: 1 AC, 1 TV, 2 curtained windows, music zone [x] "Movie night" scene (It does: Lights dim to 20%, Curtains close, TV and decoder on, AC to 23°C, Living room music off) [x] "Match day" scene (AC temperature (°C): 22) [ ] Lights follow the time of day [ ] Curtains close at sunset [x] Lights off when the room is empty (After: 10 minutes) [x] AC off when the room is empty (After: 30 minutes) DINING (GROUND FLOOR) Has: 1 AC, 0 TV, 1 curtained windows, music zone [x] "Dinner" scene (Music: Soft music) [x] Call everyone to dinner on every speaker [x] Lights off when the room is empty (After: 10 minutes) [x] AC off when the room is empty (After: 30 minutes) GUEST ROOM (GROUND FLOOR) Has: 1 AC, 1 TV, 1 curtained windows [x] Room ready when Guest mode is on [x] Sleep: lights fade and AC moves to sleep temperature (Sleep temperature (°C): 24) [x] Lights off when the room is empty (After: 10 minutes) [x] AC off when the room is empty (After: 30 minutes) KITCHEN (GROUND FLOOR) Has: 0 AC, 0 TV, 0 curtained windows [x] Lights on when someone walks in [x] Remind me if the cooker is left on (After: 30 minutes) [x] Water leak alert [x] Lights off when the room is empty (After: 10 minutes) SMALL LIVING ROOM (FIRST FLOOR) Has: 1 AC, 1 TV, 1 curtained windows [x] "TV time" scene [ ] Curtains close at sunset [x] Lights off when the room is empty (After: 10 minutes) [x] AC off when the room is empty (After: 30 minutes) BEDROOM 1 (FIRST FLOOR) Has: 1 AC, 1 TV, 1 curtained windows [x] Wake-up: curtains open and lights brighten slowly (Weekdays: 06:30; Weekends: 08:00) [x] Sleep: lights fade and AC moves to sleep temperature (Sleep temperature (°C): 24) [x] Soft night light if someone gets up [x] Lights off when the room is empty (After: 10 minutes) [x] AC off when the room is empty (After: 30 minutes) [ ] This is a child's room BEDROOM 2 (FIRST FLOOR) Has: 1 AC, 1 TV, 1 curtained windows [x] Wake-up: curtains open and lights brighten slowly (Weekdays: 06:30; Weekends: 08:00) [x] Sleep: lights fade and AC moves to sleep temperature (Sleep temperature (°C): 24) [x] Soft night light if someone gets up [x] Lights off when the room is empty (After: 10 minutes) [x] AC off when the room is empty (After: 30 minutes) [ ] This is a child's room BEDROOM 3 (FIRST FLOOR) Has: 1 AC, 1 TV, 1 curtained windows [x] Wake-up: curtains open and lights brighten slowly (Weekdays: 06:30; Weekends: 08:00) [x] Sleep: lights fade and AC moves to sleep temperature (Sleep temperature (°C): 24) [x] Soft night light if someone gets up [x] Lights off when the room is empty (After: 10 minutes) [x] AC off when the room is empty (After: 30 minutes) [ ] This is a child's room HOME OFFICE (FIRST FLOOR) Has: 1 AC, 0 TV, 1 curtained windows [x] Work mode (From: 08:30; To: 17:00; Days: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri) [x] Lights off when the room is empty (After: 10 minutes) [x] AC off when the room is empty (After: 30 minutes) MASTER BEDROOM (SECOND FLOOR) Has: 1 AC, 1 TV, 2 curtained windows, music zone [x] Wake-up: curtains open and lights brighten slowly (Weekdays: 06:30; Weekends: 08:00) [x] Sleep: lights fade and AC moves to sleep temperature (Sleep temperature (°C): 24) [x] Soft night light if someone gets up [x] "Good night" button by the bed [ ] Morning music in the master bedroom [x] Lights off when the room is empty (After: 10 minutes) [x] AC off when the room is empty (After: 30 minutes) KITCHENETTE (SECOND FLOOR) Has: 0 AC, 0 TV, 0 curtained windows [x] Lights on when someone walks in [x] Lights off when the room is empty (After: 10 minutes) GYM (SECOND FLOOR) Has: 1 AC, 1 TV, 0 curtained windows, music zone [x] "Workout" scene (AC temperature (°C): 20) [x] Everything off when the gym is empty (After: 10 minutes) TERRACE (SECOND FLOOR) Has: 0 AC, 0 TV, 0 curtained windows, music zone [x] Terrace lights on at sunset (Off at: 23:00) [x] Music on the terrace by voice or panel [x] Lights on when someone steps out after the off time GATE, ALARM AND CAMERAS [x] Gate on arrival (The gate should: Ask me with one tap on my phone (recommended)) [x] Alert if the gate is left open (After: 5 minutes) [x] Front door locks itself after closing (After: 2 minutes) [x] Alarm arms itself (Arm automatically: In Leaving and Holiday mode, In Good night mode) [x] Electric fence fault or cut sets off the alarm [x] Camera alerts (Send alerts: At night only; Zones: Gate, Perimeter wall, Pool area) [x] Staff access (Staff can: Open the gate from the foyer wall panel, Switch lights in the areas they work) SAFETY [x] Smoke or carbon monoxide detected (It does: Siren and a spoken warning on every speaker, Corridor and stair lights on full, Switch off ACs so smoke isn't circulated, Alert every family phone, Alert emergency contacts) [x] SOS button (It does: Siren, Alert family phones, Alert emergency contacts) POWER AND WATER [x] When grid power goes, keep these on (Keep on: Fridges and freezers, Internet and Wi-Fi, Security: cameras, alarm, gate, Lights, Master bedroom AC) [x] Generator rules (Start the generator when the battery falls to: 40%; Don't start it between: 23:00; and: 05:30; Stop it when the battery reaches: 90%) [x] Use spare solar for heavy loads (Run these on spare solar: Water heaters, Water pump, Pool pump) [x] Hold back heavy loads while cooking (Pause while cooking: Water heaters, Water pump) [x] Tell me when the battery runs low (Below: 40%) [x] Alert if the pressure pump runs too long (After: 30 minutes) [x] Weekly power report NOTIFICATIONS AND LOCATIONS [x] Quiet hours (From: 22:30; To: 06:30) [x] Who gets alerts (Send alerts to: Me, My spouse) [ ] Family arrivals and departures [ ] Reminders at places HOW YOU CONTROL IT [x] Wall panels (Where: Foyer, Living room, Master bedroom) [x] Voice in every room (Assistant: Alexa (as planned); Room-to-room intercom: Announcements only) [ ] Children's access